Food and rejection: a journey through eating disorder hell
Theatre
Dino Lopardo
RIGETTO
written, directed, set and lighting design by Dino Lopardo
performed by Angela Ciaburri, Claudia A. Marsicano
assistant director Valentina Medda
soundscape Mario Russo
production Viola Produzioni
supported by Centro di Residenza della Toscana (Armunia – CapoTrave/ Kilowatt)
Two half-sisters grow up between Milan and Naples, in violent and suppressed environments: one is bulimic, the other starves for love. Their only companion, a talking refrigerator, keeps an unspeakable secret.
Dino Lopardo is a playwright, actor and director, and recipient of several national awards, including the inDivenire Festival and the 2018 Roma Fringe Festival for Attesa. His Affogo was a finalist at InBox 2024 and won the Torino Fringe Festival SuiGeneris Award for best playwriting. Nominated for the 2024 Ubu Awards as best actor/performer under 35, he was a finalist for the 2025 Le Maschere del Teatro Italiano Award as best author of a new Italian play.
running time 60′
world premiere